Wool and delicate rugs are cleaned in the workshop with pick-up, while fitted carpet in a flat is cleaned on site. In Vecmīlgrāvis travel is not charged separately, and pick-up and return both ways is €10. Send photos, and a specialist gives the price.
Multi-storey buildings and a rug in a small room
Vecmīlgrāvis is a large northern residential and port neighbourhood by the Mīlgrāvis canal. Multi-storey residential buildings began to be built there in the 1950s, and little of old Vecmīlgrāvis has been preserved. The central and south-eastern part is mainly residential, while the port is in the north-west, in Rīnūži.
If the room is small, a rug can take up a large part of the floor. If the rug is wool and has lain in one place for years, it is cleaned in the workshop with pick-up, because hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt, and the rug can shrink. Large synthetic rugs can be cleaned on site at home, and travel to Vecmīlgrāvis is included in the price.
Mīlgrāvja iela, the railway and the request
In Vecmīlgrāvis the main access is Mīlgrāvja iela, the railway and the connections to Mangaļsala and Vecāķi. In the request, write from which side the entrance of the building can be approached and where a car can stop.
For a flat, note the floor and whether the building has a lift. Attach photos of both sides of the rug, the sizes in metres without the fringe, and a word about stains or smell. If a heavy piece of furniture stands on the rug, write that in the request. For rugs cleaned in the workshop, see rug cleaning with pick-up: pick-up and return costs €10 for the trip there and back.
A wool rug that has lain in a room for years
Museum conservators advise turning a wool rug from time to time so that it wears evenly, and point out that sunlight fades colours. Raised humidity also harms wool, because it can make the dyes bleed. If the rug lies by a window or balcony door where the sun shines in, fading is possible.
Wool rug cleaning costs from €10/m². A 2.5 × 3.5 m rug is 8.75 m², and 8.75 × €10 = from €87.50; adding pick-up and return, it comes to from €97.50. Before any wetting, colourfastness must be tested in a hidden spot. Read also can a wool rug be washed at home.
A fitted carpet in a flat
If the floor of a flat is covered with fitted carpet (carpeting), it cannot be taken to the workshop, so the cleaning is done right there. The carpet maker Shaw, in its care instructions, advises hot water extraction usually every 12–18 months, depending on foot traffic. If a fitted carpet gets too much moisture, it can wrinkle.
Fitted carpet cleaning costs from €4/m² up to 100 m². For a two-room flat with 38 m² of carpet it is 38 × €4 = from €152. Write how many m² the carpet covers, in how many rooms, and whether there is heavy furniture.
Stairwell and property manager
If the stairwell or lobby of a multi-storey building has a carpet, the request can be submitted by the property manager of the buildings. Write how many stairwells need cleaning, the carpet area in m² and when the rooms are free. For businesses the price depends on the area and the volume, and the unit prices are the same “from” prices. See more at carpet cleaning for property managers.
Send photos from several floors and state whether the carpet is fitted or laid loose.
A children’s room rug in an apartment building
If the family has a child, the children’s room rug is one of the places where stains end up. First blot the liquid with a clean absorbent material and do not rub. Children’s rug cleaning is done on site if the rug is synthetic: from €6/m². Example: a 1.6 × 2.3 m rug is 3.68 m² × €6 = €22.08, so the charge is €45.
If the children’s room has a fluffy long-pile rug, its price is from €10/m², and whether it is cleaned at home or with pick-up depends on the rug’s size and fibre.
A smell in a rug in an apartment building
If a rug has a smell, for example from smoke, it can be reduced, but we cannot promise it will disappear. A 2014 study by Bahl and colleagues shows that tobacco residue persists in textiles for a long time (19 months in cotton and polyester). A Tobacco Control overview states that ordinary carpet cleaning, painting or wiping often gives only a short-term effect. The smell can return from the room.
In the request, write where you think the smell comes from, and attach photos. Rug odour treatment costs from €3/m² on top of the cleaning price: a 6 m² rug with odour treatment is 6 × €3 = €18 added to the cleaning.
Prices in Vecmīlgrāvis
For an order in Vecmīlgrāvis no travel charge is added, because travel to Vecmīlgrāvis is included in the price. With pick-up, €10 for pick-up and return is added (both ways together). The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. It covers the cleaning only.
Price examples: a synthetic rug at home from €6/m², wool or cotton with pick-up from €10/m², and silk and hand-made from €15/m², where the final price is given from a photo. For standard window curtains the price is from €2.30/m² (thin) and from €3.70/m² (heavy) of fabric: two thin curtains of 1.4 × 2.5 m are 7 m² × €2.30 = €16.10, so cleaning costs €45, and pick-up and return is added. May stay: flattened viscose pile and an old, deeply set stain. See the price page.
Sources
- Tobacco residue persists in textiles (cotton and polyester 19 months) checked 7 November 2026
- Ordinary cleaning, painting and wiping often give only a short-term effect checked 7 November 2026
- Multi-storey residential buildings began to be built in the 20th century, in the 1950s; little of old Vecmīlgrāvis has been preserved checked 7 November 2026
- The central and south-eastern part is mainly residential territory, with the port in the north-west, in Rīnūži checked 7 November 2026
- Heat, humidity and light damage wool; turning the rug checked 10 November 2026
- Wool felting in hot water with rubbing checked 10 November 2026
- Makers advise periodic hot water extraction for fitted carpets checked 10 November 2026
- Blot stains, do not rub checked 7 November 2026
- Test colourfastness in a hidden spot before cleaning checked 7 November 2026